This movie is just not that funny when taken as a whole. The story just feels tired, there is very little life to it, and the actors are just sleepwalking through their roles. The primary offender is Kristen Riter, whose central heroine is just boring. On top of that, The Breather is just annoying, seriously annoying with the unstoppable breathing. By the time the end arrives and all is revealed, I did not care, not one bit.
Now, here is the weird thing, for as dull as the story is, for as poor as the acting is, for as annoying as the killer is, I still must say that you should see this movie, if only once. Why? Why would I recommend this seemingly awful movie? The answer is simple; there are a bunch of individual scenes that are just really funny.
Among the funny bits are a running on-screen body count, subtitles pointing out plot points, the rating scene, and some very funny one-liners. "I'd like to kill the kid with the gum." "No, I just said click." "Malvert pee red." Gold, I tell you, there's gold in that there script. The problem is that you have to put on your waders and do some work to get to it.
There is some real comedy genius working here, it is just unfocused. With a couple more passes, this probably could have been tightened into a cult classic rather than the potential cult classic/forgotten film that it has become over the years.
Audio/Video. The tech specs of the disk are adequate. The colors are a little washed out and the audio is a little hollow, but it does have a distinctive "80's" feel. The image is 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and is free of any defects, and the audio does the job. Frankly, we are probably lucky it is as good as it is.
Extras. The lone extra is a trailer for the film.
Bottom line. Not a great film by any stretch. It isn't even all that memorable, as a whole. I wil guarantee that you will remember some of the bits and lines. You will likely remember them longer than you will the film. Still, this should be seen at least once.
Not Recommended (well, maybe just once).
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